A VALIDATED STRATEGY FOR SIDE SPECIFIC PREDICTION OF ORGAN CONFINED PROSTATE CANCER: A TOOL TO SELECT FOR NERVE SPARING RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY

Abstract

Quantifying cancer and high grade cancer by systematic biopsy and serum PSA concentration are useful preoperative characteristics for predicting organ confined prostate cancer. Side specific analysis of these parameters is a flexible and reliable tool for selecting patients for nerve sparing radical prostatectomy.